Tom Civil

Tom Civil is an artist, muralist, community art facilitator and printmaker. Tom has been making art in the streets of Melbourne for over 18 years, and has painted over 30 murals across town in the last ten years. Tom is a self-taught and studio trained printmaker. Tom is a member of Everfresh Studio in Collingwood, Melbourne.

“My Stick Folk characters have meant different things to me at different times and places. They have grown and evolved – and stayed the same – along with me. I like the idea of them encapsulating the many layers of a person. And also whether that person is now in the present, or from another time. I feel the multilayered meaning of these characters is their strength – whether representing an ancestral spirit or a powerful presence of our times – these images in this show feel to me to build a bridge between these worlds. The images talk to the anger, confusion and outrage of our times from people all over the world about social injustice, environmental catastrophe and personal struggle as well as the hope and camaraderie of people working together in their communities to make the world a better place.”